Vaccine Guidelines and Tools

Resources for Healthcare Professionals

CDC resource page with information about the current influenza season, dosage and administration, vaccine composition, storage and handling, target groups for vaccination, supply and distribution, effectiveness and safety, and patient education.

Commonwealth Medicine, the health care consulting division of UMass Medical School, manages a program to reimburse public providers for vaccines and their administration through billing of health plans.

Screening Forms, Consent Forms, and Other Important Documents

MDPH created sample influenza vaccine consent and screening forms. Such forms are intended to be used in settings where children are being vaccinated and the parent/legal guardian is NOT present. Such setting might include, but are not limited to, school-based clinics, public clinics, or visits to practices when the child is unaccompanied by their parent/legal guardian and no other general consent to treat are in place.